University of Nebraska Kearney - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Kearney, NE)

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Director of drama . . . head of the fine arts department. ROBERTSON STRAWN. A.B., Kansas State Teachers College at Pittsburg; ft. M.. University of Kansas; Ph.D., University of Michigan. The fine arts are universal in their appeal and ability to reach the senses. They are the common language among all people. American GI Joes saw them abused. They saw great pieces of art ruined and famous music halls destroyed. They were the victors over countries where the art of speaking for freedom's sake was not cultivated but suppressed. Successful peace in the postwar world depends greatly on the rebuilding of the fine arts as a basis of mutual apprecia- tion among the countries. Nations united from a creative standpoint represent one step toward union in all respects. Kearney college's fine arts department carried through the war in admirable fashion. Art students took their drawing boards out on the campus on warm days and continued their study of the buildings and statues which were being destroyed in the theatres of war. Speech-makers kept winning honors and stressing the im- portance of self-expression in a democ- racy. The mixed chorus turned into a girls' choir and presented concerts of its usual fine quality. Lack of personnel necessitated the temporary disbandment of band and orchestra, but with this year's increased enrollment and the re- turn of Mr. Cerny from his leave of ab- sence, the two groups were reorganized and instrumental music again became a vital part of college life. Drama, too, came into its own again with the return of Dr. Strawn from the navy. Well-informed ... art instructor, MINNIE E. LARSON, A.B., Nebraska State Teachers College at Kearney; Graduate Student, Chicago Academy of Fine Arts; A.M., University of Chicago . . . speech instructor. HAROLD L. AHRENDTS, A.B., Nebraska Wesleyan University; A.M., University of Michigan. Master musicians . . . vocal instructor, ELEANOR V. DORRUM, A.B., Luther College; A.M., University of Iowa; Graduate Student, Julliard Institute of Music Art, New York City; voice study under William S. Brady, New York City . . . instrumental instructor, HAROLD E. CERNY, A.B., A.M., Graduate Student, University of Iowa; Winner, Concert-meister scholarship. 1929, 1933; member of Denver Symphony, Fort Worth Symphony; violin study under graduates of Columbia School of Music, and Frank Estes Kendrie and Scipione Guidi . . . piano and organ instructor, GAVIN L. DOUGHTY, A.A., St. Joseph Junior College; B.M., M.M., Kansas State University; advanced training in piano under Rudolph Ganz. Page 25

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Plant expert.....head of the biological science department, W. E. BRUNER, B.S., A.M., Ph.D., University of Nebraska. IDENTIFYING. Much the same was true in the zoology division of the biological science depart- ment as in the botany division. The study of animals took on new meaning to many of the men who returned to continue their preparation in that field because they had had occasion to observe species rare to this country. Their experiences were not only a benefit to themselves but to the people who worked with them in classes and in the laboratories. This, an example of the new knowledge of the foreign countries of the world, plays its own part in the building of a lasting peace. Not only politics and so- ciety, language and commerce, but bot- any and zoology bring the world closer together and bind it in a common under- standing. When many of the men attended the college's botany classes a few years ago, it did not occur to them that there might come a time when they would find prac-1 tical application for all of their work there. They were not anticipating war. But when with the invasion troops they entered enemy territory and saw land and flora which they had never dreamed of seeing, they found that their botanical training was valuable indeed. Identify- ing vegetation provided diversion from the strain of battle and at the same time broadened their scope of general knowl- edge. Once again in school, veterans dis- covered that their travels enabled them to derive even more than before from the work in the department and to contribute in return from the fruits of their experi- ences. They had much to offer. They could give as well as take from the re- sources of learning. Authorities on animals . . . zoology laboratory supervisor, MILDRED E. HANSEN, A.B., Nebraska State Teachers College at Kearney; Graduate Student, University of California. Uni- versity of Missouri . . . zoology instructor, CARRIE E. LUD- DEN, B.Ed., Nebraska State Teachers College at Kearney; Special Studies on marine forms, Gray's Harbor and 111- wasco Districts, Puget Sound, East Sound, West Sound, Friday Harbor, San Juan Islands; Special Studies on marine birds. Page 24

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Word wizard . . . head of the language depart- ment. CALVIN T. RYAN. A.B., Washington Col- lege; Ed.M.; Harvard University; Graduate Stu- dent, University of Wyoming. Popular profs . . . English instructors, PAUL L. EVETT, A.B., A.M., Colorado State College of Education . . . B. F. STUTHE1T, B.S., A.M., Uni- versity of Nebraska. Linguistic lady foreign Language instructor, HELEN ISTAS. A.B., A M.. University of Nebraska; Graduate Student. University of Indiana not pictured, Latin instructor, ALICE M. ROBINSON. A.B., Nebraska State Teachers College at Kear- ney; A.M., University of California; Graduate Student, Columbia University, University of Ne- braska, Syracuse University; Student Abroad, American Classical League, B.U.T. COMMUNICATING... Foreign language students who served overseas know that their knowledge of different tongues was an invaluable aid in their contact with the natives of other countries. The ability to speak and understand several languages is a com- ing thing in the world, A nation can no longer remain aloof but essentially plays an integral part in the world as a whole. Working together means that, although the war is over, men and women of America will continue to find their knowl- edge of foreign languages an asset in any walk of life. The basis for foreign tongues is the initial mastery of one’s own language. The college's English department empha- sizes the importance of knowing the English language well and of being able to use it proficiently in expressing oneself in both speaking and writing. Page 26